Abu Hassan A Abdulla

Was trained as a Trauma Surgeon in United Kingdom and was made Head of Emergency Medical & Trauma Services, Ministry of Health Malaysia in 1993 when got back from UK. He was tasked to established the Organization of Emergency Medical & Trauma Services for The Government of Malaysia. The Organization of EMTS Malaysia bloomed under his leadership and he successfully established the Specialty of Emergency Medicine in Malaysia in 1999 & till now there more than 400 specialists. The service system was set up & the structural development were also standardized with nationwide implementation within a period of 10years. He was elected as advisor to ministry of Health Sudan, Indonesia & several other countries after the successful implementation of the EMTS system in Malaysia. Presently he held other important portfolios:

Afzal Ahmed

An emergency medicine consultant currently working with Inter health Canada for Al Qassimi hospital, Sharjah UAE. Graduated from Pakistan & did his surgical critical training from Pakistan. Later on, completed MRCS intercollegiate from Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons. Went into Emergency medicine training in Australia. Most of the Training at Austin Hospital Melbourne, a quaternary hospital & state center for Toxicology, spine & transplant center. Later did fellowship in Emergency medicine from Australia (Fellow Australasian College for Emergency Medicine). Prior to joining Al Qassimi had worked in major regional Hospital in Australia. Have special interest in trauma, Toxicology & medical education. keen interest & follower of cricket

Ahmad Wazzan

Ahmad Wazzan
President, Saudi Society of Emergency Medicine,

Saudi Arabia

Dr. Wazzan is the president of the Saudi society of emergency medicine. He is working as an assistant professor of Emergency Medicine & trauma in King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for health sciences, Ministry of National Guard health affairs, Jeddah, KSA. He is a member of the scientific board of emergency medicine in the Saudi board of emergency medicine by the Saudi commission for health specialties. He is an examiner in both the Saudi and Arab Board of Emergency Medicine.

He is a certified emergency department director by the ACEP emergency department directors' academy

Ahmed Humaid

Ahmed Humaid is an Emergency Physician Consultant at Zayed Military with experience in field Medicine and a passion for medical simulation, emergency cardiology, teaching, and research and pre hospital emergency care. Dr. Ahmed graduated from medical school in 1999 from Ain Shams University. Then, in 2007, he finished his post graduate training in family medicine and emergency medicine from Ottawa University, Canada. Dr. Ahmed chaired emergency department at Zayed Military Hospital in 2008 for four years where he orchestrated the team in passing first JCIA in 2010. Later, in 2012, Dr. Ahmed moved to a challenging role in field medicine, where he led the team of mobile field hospital in different missions and accomplishments. Dr. Ahmed enjoys reading and jogging during his non work time.

Ahmed Asim Nayeem

Emergency Physician by trade, He is passionate about quality improvement science and patient care. As recognition for his passion towards quality improvement, he was awarded UK national WOW award 'supporting frontline staff category 2016' and was also nominated for UK Kent, Surrey, Sussex ‘Leadership and Innovation Award’ 2017. He has experience in working within four different healthcare systems, originally from southern port city of Pakistan. He has completed my foundation training rotations in medicine, surgery, pediatric and anesthetics in Republic of Ireland and cleared membership examinations from Royal college of Surgeons and Royal college of Emergency Medicine. To pursue career in his chosen specialty, he moved to United Kingdom. After completing his training and fellowship exams from Royal College of Emergency Medicine UK, He joined Ashford & St Peters NHS trust surrey UK, as consultant emergency physician and in 2016 he became the specialty lead of emergency department. Last year, he was employed by Tawam Hospital as consultant emergency physician and moved to the ‘Garden city of the Gulf’ Al Ain UAE with his wife and three adorable kids.

Ahson Rabbani

Ahson Rabbani
CEO, ChildLife Foundation

Pakistan

Dr. Rabbani is the CEO of ChildLife Foundation in Pakistan. It is one of the largest nonprofits working for children’s health, treating 1 million children annually through its innovative programs in Emergency Medicine, Primary Care, Preventive Health & Tele-Medicine. He has played leading roles at several of Pakistan's largest philanthropic foundations: Aman Foundation, The Citizens Foundation, and Greenstar Social Marketing. He is a believer in leveraging local philanthropy and solutions and creating public-private partnerships for scaled impact. Dr. Rabbani has a doctorate in business administration with specialization in Social Marketing from USA.

Amani Obaid Alabdouli

She is an Emirati Doctor working in Tawam Hospital. She is a Third-year resident at the Emergency Medicine Program in Tawam hospital. She is involved in two Emergency Department Related Research Projects. She was an invited speaker in the Al Ain Trauma Radiology Symposium. She has published a few cases reports the most recent of which is the rare Moya Moya disease.

Amin Kazzi

Amin Kazzi
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, the American University of Beirut Past President, the American Academy of Emergency Medicine President-Elect & Past President, the Lebanese Society for Emergency MedicineInterim President, the Mediterranean Academy of Emergency Medicine Lebanon

Dr. Amin Kazzi is a Professor & Founding Former Chair of the Department of EM at the American University of Beirut (AUB). In 2010, he then served for 5 years as Deputy Chief of Staff. In 2016, he was appointed Advisor to the Lebanese Minister of Health.

Back to Lebanon in 2006 to establish the specialty, he founded with an exceptional team of faculty an academic department & an American Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited program at AUB.

He completed his MD at the University of California, Los Angeles (1988) then categorical EM residency training & board certification (Detroit 1991). He served as faculty & founding Vice Chair at UC Irvine & as founding editor for the California Journal of EM (currently Western Journal of EM).

Dr Kazzi is internationally renowned in EM for conceptualizing, establishing & running as Executive Chair & President the Mediterranean EM Congress, the premier multinational specialty conference & for his service in a variety of societies - such as President for the American Academy (AAEM), California Academy (CAL/AAEM) & Lebanese Society for EM (LSEM) / Author to > 40 publications / Invited international speaker (> 300) / Founding Chief Editor: “Rules of the Road for Medical Students” / Founder (2014) Mediterranean Academy (MAEM), a regional multi-national platform to advance EM.

Dr Kazzi earned key leadership awards, the most important being a recipient of the honorary designation as Master of the Academy of EM (MAAEM), the (European Society) EuSEM & AAEM Founders Award & the David Wagner Award for longstanding special impact in EM.

In 2015, the AAEM Board voted unanimously to rename its international leadership award “the Amin Kazzi International Emergency Medicine Leadership Award” in appreciation for his longstanding exceptional service & profound contribution to AAEM & to the international development of EM.

Amir Johri

Amir Johri
Ministry of Health,

Oman

Dr. Amir Elahi Johri is a public health physician and has extensive experience in environmental/public health. He has worked for number of international and national organizations around the world. His expertise includes; environmental and occupational health policies and strategies, environmental health in emergencies, environmental health risk assessment, chemicals and food safety, water quality assessments, air quality and health, hazardous and healthcare waste, migrants & refugee's health, etc. Dr. Johri has worked for World Health Organization (WHO) at the national and international level. He was also engaged with International Organization for Migration (IOM) with Syrian refugees in Jordan. Currently he is the advisor at the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Ministry of Health – Oman. Dr. Johri has presented several papers at different national and international forums and was also engaged in teaching and training of public health personnel in environmental and occupational health. During his current assignment, he is actively involved in developing national environmental health & occupational policies, strategies and actions plans, as well as training and teaching of environmental and occupational health disciplines.

Ammar Alani

He is 7 years ER consultant , CCT 2011 , FRCEM ( fellow of Royal College of Emergency Medicine )UKOxford deanery training as well as MRCS Ed (member of royal college of surgeon of Edinburgh) in 2003, AFS (Diploma of plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery ) France 1999, MBCHB Baghdad university 1990, He was a member also of FICE (focused intensive care Echo) society in UK since 2016,fellowship and membership examiner of the royal college of medicine, UK as well as EBBEM European board of EM examiner science 2012, Training program director of CCT trainee in oxford deanery from 2016-2017 and US lead of my departments in London ealing hospital and Buckinghamshire NHS trust since 2011.

Ammar Tajeddinn

Ammar Tajeddinn

United Arab Emirates

He is graduated from Shendi University (Sudan) May 2011. Currently, he is working in Al Gassimi hospital since august 2016 Teaching ECG in Sharjah university

Andrew Worster MD

Dr. Worster is a former Director of the Division of Emergency Medicine and former Chair of the international knowledge translation project, Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine (BEEM), at McMaster University. His research on the utilization and evaluation of diagnostic tests in emergency medicine is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

Dr. Cevik is a Professor of Emergency Medicine (Turkey) and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, clerkship coordinator of Emergency Medicine at CMHS UAEU and Associate Program Director of ACGME-I accredited Tawam-John Hopkins Emergency Medicine Residency Program. He is honored as the first Fellow of Emergency Medicine Association of Turkey (EMAT) and have been three times member of the EMAT board. He is a member of Asian Board of Emergency Medicine since 2011. He is one of the founding editor of a FOAMed website, acilci.net, which has 300.000 visits per month. Recently, he founded the International Emergency Medicine Education Project for Medical Students and Interns which aims to promote emergency medicine and provide free and reusable emergency medicine education resources. The project website (iem-student.org) visited by 11.000 visitors from 127 countries in testing period. His professional interest areas are emergency medicine education, medical education, international EM, trauma management and point of care ultrasound. He interested in digital publishing, educational webpage and presentation design, and time management. He has 84 published articles in peer-viewed journals, 165 abstract presentations in scientific conferences, 12 book chapters including 2 in 7th edition of Tintinalli’s EM textbook, and 132 invited presentations in scientific meetings. Currently, he is in the process of master of medical education as an add to his professional responsibilities and focusing on more emergency medicine education research. He represents College of Medicine in the UAEU Smart Learning and Teaching Committee, University of the Future Project, and as a selected Faculty Fellow he is actively involving with Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) programs and projects since 2015. He is active member of education committee of International Federation for Emergency Medicine. He lives in Al Ain and helping to the development of Emergency Medicine education in UAE.

Asaad Shujaa

Dr. Shujaa has been a Emergency Consultant for over 15 years.He holds a Bachelor Degree in Medicine and Surgery from King Abdulaziz University , and he enrolled in Emergency Residency Program at McMaster University , Canada and got FRCPC IN 2008 .He had Canadian Fellowship in ICU/TRAUMA and EMS /Disaster Medicine from McMaster University He back to Saudi Arabia 2008 as Assistant Professor and Consultant at King Saud University, Riyadh , KSA also he was the Director of EMS and Trauma Program at King Saud University In 2011 Dr. Shujaa Moved to Qatar and assigned as Assistant Professor at Weill Corneal Medical College and Senior Consultant at Hamad Medical Corporation ,Doha ,QATAR 2016 Dr/ Shujaa back to Saudi Arabia worked as Chairman of Emergency Department Specialized Medical Centre Riyadh, Saudi Arabia He published a lot of articles in International Journal and he published 2 books in Disaster Medicine and Management in 2013. He was Speaker in international Conferences with Interest in Trauma ,ICU , EMS and Disaster Management. In 2018 , Dr/Shujaa moved to work as Consultant of Emergency Medicine at Johns Hopkins Aramco Health care

Ashraf Abdelkerim MD

Ashraf Abdelkerim MD, MBA is currently a Consultant Physician in the Emergency Medicine Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, joining the group there in October 2014.

Prior to this, he served as the Associate Director of Emergency Services at Centinela Hospital Medical Center, which is one of the busiest paramedic receiving centers in Los Angeles County with approximately 65,000 total patient visits annually. There, he had specific leadership roles in the implementation of computer physician order entry, transition to an electronic medical record and introduction of a scribe program.

He also previously served as the Assistant Director of Emergency Services at West Hills Hospital & Medical Center where he was involved with the startup of a new emergency physician group there and the subsequent transition to a brand new 30-bed Emergency Department. Additionally, he was the lead physician consultant in the process by which the hospital became a JCAHO-accredited Stroke Center.

He earned his Bachelor Degree at Yale University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude. He received his Medical Degree (MD) at UCLA and simultaneously obtained a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) at The Anderson School of Management. He then completed his internship and residency in emergency medicine at the Los Angeles County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and later joined the clinical faculty staff there.

He is working as an Assistant Professor and Consultant at the Emergency Medicine Department at King Saud University Medical city in Riyadh Saudi Arabia. He also work as a Consultant at the Critical Care Department in the same institute. Heavily Involved in the undergraduate and the postgraduate teaching and educational activities. Did his undergraduate medical training at the same institute (King Saud University), then pursued his training in Emergency Medicine residency training at McGill University followed by a fellowship in Critical Care Medicine also at McGill University. In addition to that, He is also the head of the Emergency Medical Services division at King Saud University Medical City. He has special interest in caring for the critically ill patient, Point of Care Ultrasound, EMS and Critical Care Transport.

Badria Alhatali

Dr. Al Hatali an emergency physician graduated from Oman Medical Specialty Board in 2012 after completing her residency in emergency medicine, as well as certified by the Arab Emergency Medicine Board. She finished her Post Doctoral Fellowship in medical toxicology at Emory University and Georgia Poison Center in Atlanta, USA recently and joined the Environmental and Occupational Medicine Department, Poison Control Center at the Ministry of Health in Oman as a medical toxicologist. She also serves as the Middle East and North Africa Association of Medical Toxicology (MENATOX) secretary.

Brent W. Morgan

Dr. Morgan is a Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Emory University in Atlanta, GA USA. Dr. Morgan obtained his M.D. degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1991. He completed an Emergency Medicine residency in 1994 at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland Ohio and a Medical Toxicology fellowship at Carolinas Medical Center in 1996. He is board certified in Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology. In 2000, Dr. Morgan founded a combined Medical Toxicology fellowship training program with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Emory University and the Georgia Poison Center in Atlanta, Georgia. He serves as the Director of the Medical Toxicology fellowship and is the Chief of the Medical Toxicology section. Dr. Morgan established the Georgia Occupational and Environmental Toxicology clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital. It is the only clinic in the state Georgia certified by the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics. Dr. Morgan is the Director of the Southeastern United States for Advanced Hazmat Life Support. Through this educational program Dr. Morgan has instructed > 1000 health care providers in the proper care of the hazmat patient.

Dr. Morgan is an internationally known expert in Medical Toxicology. He has delivered lectures in numerous countries including France, Greece, India, Italy, Lebanon, Oman, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates. He has trained physicians from Lebanon, Pakistan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Turkey in the practice of medical toxicology.

Charles B. Cairns MD, FACEP, FAAEM, FAHA

Charles B. Cairns MD, FACEP, FAAEM, FAHA

United Arab Emirates

Charles B. Cairns, M.D. is Professor and Dean of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at the United Arab Emirates University. Previously, he served as Dean of the College of Medicine and Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Arizona, as Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina and as Director of Emergency Medicine Research at the Duke Clinical Research Institute, the world’s largest academic clinical research organization. His research interests include the host response of patients and populations to acute infections, cardiopulmonary and trauma resuscitation. Dr. Cairns served as Director of the United States Critical Illness and Injury Trials Group and in leadership positions of emergency and critical care medicine societies, including the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF), Society for Critical Care Medicine and American Heart Association. He has published over 200 scientific articles and reviews and has secured more than $30 million in research funding. Dr. Cairns has received numerous honors and awards, including the ACEP Outstanding Contributions in Research Award, the EMF Established Investigator Award and the SAEM John Marx Leadership Award, the highest award of the field.

Ciara Rooney

Emergency Nurse and Unit Based Educator with 10 years experience in Emergency Nursing. After obtaining a degree in Nursing Sciences from Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland I started my nursing career as an Emergency Nurse within the Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Trust in Essex, UK. During my time there I obtained a postgraduate certificate in Emergency Nursing and worked in a senior nursing position. I was exposed to an ethnically diverse patient group with a multitude of conditions in one of the largest catchment areas in Greater London serving a population of over 750,000. I'm currently working as a Unit Based Educator within my Emergency Department in Abu Dhabi, responsible for facilitating and validating Emergency Nurses based on the educational curriculum in tandem with the Clinical Education Specialist. I am a Board Certified Emergency Nurse, Fundamentals of Critical Care Support Provider, Advanced Cardiac Life Support instructor and Management of Actual and Potential Aggression (MAPA) instructor. My professional goal is to support, empower and promote excellence among Emergency nurses through assisting them to develop and maintain their clinical skills. Overall, I aim to elevate the nursing profession and promote high-quality patient care

Dalal Al Nuaimi

Dalal Al Nuaimi
Emergency Specialist Al Ain Military Medical Center

United Arab Emirates

Graduated from Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain in 2010. Currently, she is a senior emergency medicine resident at Oman Medical Specialty Board, interested in intensive care and medical education as a sub-specialty.

Danya Khoujah

Dr. Danya Khoujah is an American Board-certified Emergency Physician practicing in Baltimore Maryland. She attended medical school at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and completed her Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. She has since completed a Faculty Development Fellowship, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Teaching Fellowship, and is soon to graduate a Master of Education in Health Professions from Johns Hopkins University.

Since graduation, Dr. Khoujah has served as on several national committees, including chairing the Geriatric Emergency interest group at the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, and has been awarded the status of Fellow by both the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). As an Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, she is actively involved in medical student and resident education, medical simulation, and in faculty development.

Dr. Khoujah is a nationally known speaker and author, with specific interest in geriatric emergencies and emergency neurology.

President American Academy of Emergency Medicine United States of America

A board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and is the Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Centre. Dr. Farcy earned his Medical Degree in 2000 at Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara. Once completing the Fifth Pathway program at New York Medical College, he then completed his residency in emergency medicine at Maimonides Medical Centre in Brooklyn, New York, followed by a fellowship in emergency medicine and critical care at R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Centre at the University of Maryland Medical Centre in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Farcy’s areas of clinical interests include tactical medicine, hypothermia, early goal directed therapy and ultrasound. Dr. Farcy is a member of the American Medical Association, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Academy of Emergency Medicine and the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

Duaa Al lawati

Duaa Al lawati
Emergency Resident, Oman medical Specialty Board

Oman

Dr. Duaa Al lawati, graduated from Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain in 2010. Currently she is a senior emergency medicine resident at Oman Medical Specialty Board, interested in intensive care and medical education as a sub-specialty.

Eddy S. Lang MDCM CCFP(EM) CSPQ

Eddy Lang is the Academic and Clinical Department Head for Emergency Medicine in the Calgary Zone. He is a Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Calgary. His areas of interest are knowledge translation, evidence-based medicine and operations research. Dr. Lang is a member of the GRADE working group and has led the development of GRADE-based clinical practice guidelines in pre-hospital care in the US as well as with the International Liaison Committee for Resuscitation. Dr. Lang is also an award-winning educator having received recognition at both the university, national and international levels. He also serves as Senior Editor for the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, Associate Editor for both ACP Journal Club and the International Journal of Emergency Medicine. In addition, he is a member of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC). He also writes a monthly column for the Calgary Herald on EBM as it relates to the public. This year, Dr. Lang is the conference chair for CAEP 2018.

Ghada Qassim

First Bahraini Female Graduate with Pediatric Emergency Fellowship from Saudi Council for Health Specialties (SCHS). Member in Bahrain National Ambulance Committee. Examiner in the Final Pediatric Emergency Fellowship Exam at SCHS. Senior Lecturer & Examiner in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Bahrain. Deputy of the Child Protection Committee Bahrain Defence Force Royal Medical Services Member in Code Red Committee. Bahrain Defence Force Royal Medical Services. Member in Antimicrobial Committee. Bahrain Defence Force Royal Medical Services Board Member &Financial Treasurer of Bahrain Medical Society (2012 up to date.

Grzegorz Waligora MD, PhD,

Dr Grzegorz Waligora, is the Consultant in Emergency Medicine, currently appointed in South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Torbay Hospital Emergency Department. He has completed his MD and PhD (Postdoctoral Degree in Clinical Cardiology) in Wroclaw Medical University, where he had been appointed as an English Division Faculty Teaching Fellow, and founded International Student Association for Emergency Medicine (EMISA). He has completed his postgraduate residency training in Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine in Poland and USA. He is an active member of the International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM) Clinical Practice Committee, IFEM Research Committee, IFEM Core Curriculum and Educational Committee, IFEM Quality and Safety Special Interest Group, and has been appointed as a Deputy Chair of International Federation for Emergency Medicine Trauma Special Interest Group. Dr Grzegorz Waligora serves as an American Academy of Emergency Medicine Clinical Practice Committee member, peer-reviewer and author of CPC Clinical Policy Statements, American College of Emergency Physician - Ambassador Program - Liaison to Poland, and The Journal of Emergency Medicine Reviewer. Dr Grzegorz Waligora recently has been appointed as an Official Speaker, abstract reviewer and sessions moderator for MEMC – GREAT 2017 Conference (Mediterranean Emergency Medicine Congress jointly organized by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM), the Global Research on Acute Conditions Team (GREAT), and the Mediterranean Academy of Emergency Medicine (MAEM), and had an appointment as an Official Speaker of International Conference of Emergency Medicine in Mexico City ICEM 2018 organized by jointly by the International Federation of Emergency Medicine and SMME. His main area of interest is new and advance technology application in emergency medicine care operations globally.

Hamza Ahmad Awad

He is originally from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Born in 1989. Was raised in an educated family, and his father is an architecture and his mother is teacher, where he learned from them the love of learning and quick completion of task and the art of paying attention to details with passion and love During his childhood, he was passionate about Medical sciences. He joined one of the popular schools in his hometown, Jeddah high school Saudi Arabia, and graduated in 2007. Then he joined Batterjee medical college for science and technology in 2009. During his medical school he was the batch leader for the 6th year, he was in charge of the wellbeing and interest of all medical students, as he was the link between the administration / department and the students. He graduated with Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery 2016 and have tendencies towards Emergency Medicine. Got acceptance in Saudi board of Emergency Medicine in 2017 under Bahrain Defiance force hospital as training center. Since that time, he’s interested in Airway management.

Huba Atiq

Dr. Huba Atiq is a Pediatric Emergency Physician, trained from The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. Currently working as a Head of PEM Training and Telemedicine and a visiting faculty at Dow University of Health Sciences. She is leading the ChildLife Foundation

Husam Bahaudden,MD,ABIM,FRCPC is a graduate from King AbdulaZiz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He trained in internal medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Echocardiography at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He also did further training in NeuroCritical Care Medicine in a combined program between University of British Columbia and Cambridge Univesrity,UK. Dr.Bahaudden has been practicing since 2017 in King AbdulAziz Medical City-National Guard, Jeddah,Saudi Arabia. Beside his Clinical duties he is the director of the Critical care Residency training Program and the chairperson of the Extra Corporeal Life support Committee in his institution. His are of interest other that Neurocritical care medicine is treating patient with all modalities of extracorporeal life support machines and he is a member of Saudi Critical Chapter of ECLS and has been speaker in ECLS conferences and courses.

Hyun Kim

Hyun Kim
Departmnt of Emergency Medicine Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine

Work experience :Years old as nurse , Worked in emergency department as staff nurse, Team leader and clinical resource nurse for past 10 years, recently in September 2018 moved nursing informatics i in Al Rahba hospital. She also presented in ESEM 2017 Triage Tips to keep you away of trouble and ESEM 2016 Triage: Where do we stand?.

Imron Subhan

Dr. Imron Subhan is a graduate of Bangalore Medical College and completed his Fellowship in EM from Christian Medical College Vellore. In 2007, he became the first doctor to gain MRCEM qualification in India. With over 13 years of experience in EM and EMS, he is the current Head of Emergency Departments at Apollo Hospitals Hyderabad. He is the Residency Director and Examiner for MRCEM, Diploma-EM and DNB-EM residency training programs. Dr. Imron took over as President after prior experience of working with the SEMI National Board. He was the General Secretary (2014-2016), National Treasurer (2012-2014), and Joint Treasurer (2011-2012) for SEMI. He is an active member of IFEM Special Interest Groups for Geriatric EM and Gender-Specific Issues, and is working towards sensitizing Indian EM in these two areas. As AHA Regional Faculty (Asia Pacific region) since 2010, he actively promotes resuscitation science in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Uzbekistan. He helped the Rollout of AHA 2015 Guidelines in India. He is founder of the website www.emergencymedicine.in which is the most trusted news repository for EM related news in India

Irfan Habib

Irfan Habib
Head of Clinical Affairs ChildLife Foundation

Pakistan

Ives Hubloue

Ives Hubloue
Chair Department of Emergency Medicine and Research Group in Emergency and Disaster Medicine Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel Belgium

Jacques KobersyMD FACEP FAAEM

Jacques W. Kobersy, MD, is Chief of the Emergency Medicine Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Kobersy worked at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Washington State, US, where he became a member of the Board of Directors for the Emergency Physicians group, as well as the Assistant Medical Director for the Emergency Department. Previously, he was an Attending Physician at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, US, where he became Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. In parallel to this, Dr. Kobersy also served as the Medical Director of Canton Medical Center. He also has served as the Medical Director of several Fire and EMS Districts in Washington. Dr. Kobersy received his medical degree in 2002 from the University of Michigan. He was then accepted into an academic Emergency Medicine Residency, also at the University of Michigan, where he served as Chief Resident.

The Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at King Abdulaziz University Hospital. He is a Consultant Emergency Physician, and an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine. The Deputy Supervisor of The Clinical Skills & Simulation Center, as well as The Deputy Chairman of the CPR Committee.

American board-certified in Emergency Medicine, Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and Fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine.

Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator by the Society of Simulation in Healthcare, USA. Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at The George Washington University where he did his residency & fellowship training. Fellowship in Simulation & Medical Education, and Fellowship in Emergency care operations, health policy and research.

He also completed a Master Teacher, Leadership, and Development graduate certificate, as well as Master of Public Health in Management at The George Washington University, USA. Medical degree (MBBS) and Internship from King Abdulaziz University in 2004-5.

Jason Robert Perkins

Jason Perkins is currently the Program Director for the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) program and Senior Lecturer in Emergency Health at Fatima College of Health Sciences. He served 21 years in the United States Army as a Green Beret Special Forces Medic and Instructor. In 2011, Jason retired from the US Army as a Special Forces Assistant Detachment Commander. He is an Advanced Tactical Practitioner and Paramedic who has spent over 10 years conducting operations in hazardous and austere environments. Jason has extensive training and experience treating patients during a prolonged remote evacuation as the sole health care provider.

He is an emergency physician based in Buffalo, New York, USA. He earned the Doctor of Medicine degree from SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine (now Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences) where he also completed his residency training in emergency medicine. For three years he worked in a private community group before joining the emergency medicine faculty in Buffalo. He is associate residency director for emergency medicine and divides his clinical time between Buffalo General and Erie County Medical Centers. His areas of interest include neurological emergencies, medical education, and global health education. He is currently serving one year as ER Director at MCM General Hospital and on faculty at Myungsung Medical College, both in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Outside of medicine he enjoys a semi-professional career as a musician.

Kenneth DittrichMD

Dr.Dittrich completed his Emergency Medicine Residency at the Oregon Health Science University ( USA ) in 1984. He has his American Board of Emergency Medicine ( 1985 ) and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians ( Division of Emergency Medicine ) of Canada FRCP(C) 1985. He has practiced full-time Emergency Medicine for 33 yrs. Initially in Calgary Canada for 4 years followed by 16 yrs at the King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh, KSA. Since 2003 he has served as Consultant Emergency Physician at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi.

Khaldoon HamadAlKhaldi

Dr. AlKhaldi is a Consultant Emergency and Disaster Medicine and EMS physician in SEHA Abu Dhabi. Dr. AlKhaldi is a UAE Graduate from the Medical School of UAE University and board certified Emergence Medicine from Rennes University-France. Dr. AlKhaldi completed 3 fellowships in BIDMC-affiliated with HARVARD medical school USA. The Disaster Medicine and Emergency Management fellowship, International EMS and Pre-Hospital Care fellowship and Crisis leadership Fellowship. He was involved in evaluating the medical response in the Federal Capstone Exercise 2014: Alaska Shield, a federal disaster drill, and worked as a section author on the new edition of Dr. Gregory R. Ciottone's Disaster Medicine Book. Further he is an evaluator in UAE government excellence program. His particular interests within the realm of disaster medicine include Mass Gathering Medicine, International EMS, and Disaster Preparedness. Dr. AlKhaldi participated in many disaster drills. Also, he has an extensive experience in emergency and healthcare management. Demonstrated exemplary leadership credentials and organization skills whilst working for the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA). An expert in emergency field and possess the key skills necessary for exemplary leadership in EMS and Emergency & Disaster Medicine. A dedicated individual with a proven track record in successful directing the execution of strategies and ensuring the effective delivery of safe and reliable healthcare across the SEHA entities through Health care related projects. Dr. AlKhaldi has held many leadership positions while working in Corporate SEHA (for example Executive Project Manager and Acting Deputy Chief of Total Quality Division).

Khawla Belhoul

Khawla Belhoul

United Arab Emirates

Laila Hussein M BBS, ArBEM, EBEM,

Laila Hussein is an MBBS graduate from University of Jordan since 2009. She has completed her residency training in Emergency Medicine at Rashid Hospital, Dubai, UAE. She is currently working as Emergency Medicine Specialist at Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi. Laila has a special interest in emergency medicine ultrasound and completing her Master’s degree in Point of Care Ultrasound at Teesside University, United Kingdom. She is one of the pioneers in point of care ultrasound education in Dubai and a director of Point of Care Emergency Ultrasound course held on regular basis in Dubai and Northern Emirates, UAE. Laila is also the owner and editor of www.UltrasoundEM.com

Lara Sulaiman

Obtained Arab board in Emergency Medicine in 2015 after completing EM residency in Rashid Hospital and Trauma center. Obtained European Board of Emergency Medicine in 2016 Part of toxicology consultation service in Rashid hospital and trauma center since 2015 received Saed AL Mazroei Award of toxicology resident of the year at MENATOX 2016 AHLS instructor since 2017 Speaker in multiple conferences with special interest in Toxicology and medical education and member in the faculty of Rashid Hospital EM residency program

Layla Abubshait MD

Layla Abubshait MD
EMERGENCY MEDICINE CONSULTANT, AMERICAN BOARD CERTIFIED IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE (ABEM) FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AND MEDICAL EDUCATION FELLOWSHIP, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, USA TEACHING FELLOWSHIP, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY MEDICINECLINICAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP, BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, USAAUTHOR, ACADEMIC LIFE IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE (ALiEM) United States of America

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Robles was an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He worked at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, a regional Cardiac, Stroke and level one Trauma center, as a Senior Attending Staff Physician in the Emergency Department for 17 years. During this time, he was actively involved in the academic teaching of undergraduate medical students, post-graduate residents, trauma and EMS fellows.

Dr. Robles also worked as an Attending Staff Physician in the Emergency Department at St. Michael's Hospital, Hamilton General Hospital, and Toronto University Health Network in Ontario, Canada.

Dr. Robles received his medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine University of Panama City, Panama in 1986. He completed the Ontario International Health Program, a postgraduate internship program, at Queen's University, Kingston, Canada. Dr. Robles also completed a 5-year residency program in Emergency Medicine as well as a fellowship in Emergency Medicine Clinical Cardiology in his final year of training, as part of the Royal College Residency Program (FRCPC), at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Dr. Robles is a Fellow of the Division of Emergency Medicine, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and a Diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

He is a Fellow of the Association of Clinical Research Professionals and holds certification for the Association of Clinical Research Professionals. Most recently, Dr. Robles has obtained a Certificate of Independent Practitioner Training with the Canadian Point of Care Ultrasound Society.

Dr. Robles has also been actively involved in many areas of Academic Emergency Medicine as a presenter and keynote speaker at numerous undergraduate and postgraduate seminars, lectures, and inter-hospital and city-wide academic grand rounds in Toronto. He also has spoken internationally at conferences and conducted several formal and informal teaching seminars and simulation workshops.

Dr. Robles has been recognized as an examiner by the Emergency Medicine Examination Committee of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada since 2009. His areas of expertise are Cardiology, Critical Care, Trauma and Toxicology.

Dr. Robles was Qualified Principal Investigator involved in clinical research within the Pharmaceutical Industry since 2008. He safely conducted Phase One and Phase Two clinical trials of new investigational products in the areas of oncology, drug abuse and liability, psychotropic, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and influenza vaccine.

Dr. Robles possesses a keen interest in critical care inter-hospital transfers. He is an advocate of the development of standardized medical treatment to strive towards excellence in clinical practice and the management of ongoing flow crisis within the Emergency Department.

Mahmoud Al Jufaili

Mahmoud Al Jufaili
Senior Lecturer College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Program Director of the EM Program Oman

Mamoun Abu-Habsa

Dr Abu-Habsa trained in Surgery, Emergency Medicine & Critical Care before appointment as a Consultant at the renowned Royal London Hospital and Flight Physician on the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service in South East England (KSS). He has considerable operational experience collaborating with statutory agencies including major incident response and management, emergency planning as well as all domains of national emergency preparedness. A subject matter expert, Dr Abu-Habsa, has delivered, designed and directed Trauma and Critical Care programs incorporating civilian and military personnel nationally and internationally. His current professional and academic interests include retrieval of ultra-high-risk critically ill patients, field sonography and innovative extra-corporeal cardiac and respiratory support techniques. An inventor, author of multiple scientific papers and international speaker, he was honoured in 2012 with a Diamond Jubilee medal from HM Queen Elizabeth (II) for several years of service to the UK Emergency Services. He remains one of a handful of doctors in the world to have delivered artificial heart and lung support in the field (ECMO).

Michael Owen

Michael Owen, MD is an emergency medicine consultant physician currently practicing in the United Arab Emirates. He completed medical school at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He then completed his post-graduate residency training in emergency medicine at Central Michigan University College of Medicine in Saginaw, Michigan, USA where he served as a Chief Resident during his third and final year. His interests in emergency medicine include critical care medicine, ultrasound-guided procedures, and emergency department management.

Mohammed Nasaif

Dr. Nasaif is an Emergency Physician with an interest in education. In addition to his Emergency Medicine qualifications, he also holds an MBA, and has extensive experience in faculty development. He is also a certified instructor in several US and European life support and critical care courses.Currently, he is the Director of Professional Development at the Mohammad Bin Rashid University for Medicine & Health Sciences. He is responsible for applying innovative simulation and digital learning methods to the universities undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing professional development activities. Also, he led the team that established the university’s Surgical Skills Lab, where advanced cadaveric surgical courses are conducted regularly.Prior to that he worked at the Ministry of Health & Prevention (11,000+ employees) as a Training Consultant, leading several projects that established several firsts. Those included a simulation lab, an electronic library, and a learning management system. Additionally, he chaired and co-chaired committees establishing several conferences on topics such as Trauma, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and a collaborative symposium on resuscitation with the European Resuscitation Council.Previously he also held the position of Head of the Professional Development Center at Dubai Health Authority (11,000+ employees). There he oversaw all facets of the training function including both clinical and non-clinical skills. Under his leadership the Center expanded its portfolio of courses and started providing consultancy services in the UAE, the GCC and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. His team and himself have successfully assisted many public and private centers to setup and run their training and simulation operations.His Emergency Medicine clinical practice has spanned the UK, the UAE Ministry of Health & Prevention, and the Dubai Health Authority.

Mohammed Alhelail, MD, FACMT is an emergency medicine consultant and medical toxicologist in the Department of Emergency Medicine at King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He is the Vice President of the Saudi Society of Emergency Medicine SASEM. He is also chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at KAMC, chairman of the hospital CPR committee. He is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS). In addition, he is the director of the emergency medicine undergraduate clinical education.

As a member of the undergraduate clinical education committee at the KSAU-HS College of Medicine (COM), he participated in updating the undergraduate clinical curriculum for emergency medicine, in addition to supervising medical students' bedside training. He has established a clinical toxicology service at KAMC where he provide clinical toxicology consultations for poison exposure patients. He has presented many lectures and scientific papers at both national and international scientific meetings. Since 2011, he has been the founder and director of the medical toxicology review course run by the postgraduate training center at KSAU-HS. Besides his published research and book chapters, he has participated as a peer reviewer for four scientific journals.

Mohammed Zaher

Dr. Mohammad Zaher is an emergency physician at Prince Mohammad bin Abdul Aziz Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He directs the residency training program in one of the kingdom's most popular emergency medicine departments.With a keen interest in improving residency training environment, he has lead multiple initiatives to enhance emergency medicine resident well-being. His academic interests also include low-cost simulation.

Dr. Mohye Al Wahhas is an emergency medicine certified physician who perused his subspecialty training in Trauma at McMaster University, Canada. In 2010, he joined Imam Abdurrahman bin Faisal university (IAU) as assistant professor at the college of medicine, the chairman of emergency department and the chief medical officer in King Fahd Hospital of the University (KFHU). He is also the founder of the paramedic program at the university, which was the first in region. With Saudi society of emergency medicine (SASEM), he established hajj chapter to work with ministry of health in Saudi Arabia to staff and operate EDs at Makkah and Madina during hajj season. He contributed in trauma education and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level, including ATLS, and Disaster Management &Emergency Preparedness (DMEP) regional course director in the eastern province certified by the American college of surgeons (ACS). Currently, he is working as Emergency Medicine Consultant at the Royal Clinics in Riyadh for the private affairs of the custodian of tow holy mosques.

Mueed Ahmad

Mueed Ahmad
Consultant Emergency Medicine, American Hospital Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Dr Mueed Ahmad is an experienced Emergency Physician with more than 18 years of clinical Emergency Medicine experience. Mueed did his training at Queen’s Medical Center Nottingham UK (One of the busiest department in UK and Level 1 Trauma center).Mueed did Masters from National University of Singapore and Fellowships from Royal College of Emergency Medicine (London),Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) and completed his CCST (Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training) from UK in 2010. He was Trauma & Clinical Governance lead ED Consultant at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary Wigan UK. Mueed is also tutor for School of Medicine University of Manchester and Examiner for Royal College of Emergency Medicine London. He is an Instructor for Resuscitation council UK and ATLS (USA).He has specialists interest in Medical education. Mueed is a keen speaker and has been invited speaker on many International conferences.

Muhammad Idris Baig

GOT HIS BASIC MEDICAL QUALIFICATION FROM ALLAMA IQBAL MEDICAL COLLEGE , LAHORE PAKISTAN DID FRCS FROM ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEON IRELAND IN, GENERAL SURGERY SERVING IN THE EMERGENCY FIELD SINCE 22 YEARS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN TEACHING PROGRAMME FOR ARAB BOARD HE IS A COURSE DIRECTOR FOR PALS AND INSTRUCTOR IN ACLS EXAMINER FOR HAAD LICENCEE EXAMINATION

Mustafa Al Hinai

Dr Mustafa Y Alhinai is the Head of Emergency Department at Al Nahdha Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. He was appointed to this role in July 2014. Before that, he served in different locations including Khawla Hospital in Muscat and Grace Hospital in Manitoba, Canada.

Dr Alhinai is also in-charge of Oman Society of Emergency Medicine since establishment in 2013. He is also active clinical instructor in the emergency medicine program in the Oman Medical Specialty Board.

Dr Alhinai is involved in several national committees related to the development of emergency medicine in the Sultanate of Oman.Dr Alhinai completed his medical degree in 1996 from Arabian Gulf University in Kingdom of Bahrain . In 2008, he completed 5 years residency training in emergency medicine at university of Manitoba- Canada.

His main interest is emergency medicine administration, clinical emergency medicine, and clinical simulation.

Naeem Toosy

He is currently the Head the Emergency Department of Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital - Umm Al Quwain (UAE); which is one of several acute and specialty hospitals providing health services to the populations of the Northern Emirates under the auspices of the Ministry of Presidential Affairs (MOPA) in Abu Dhabi After completing medical degree in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and basic surgical training in the UK, he did research in basic surgical science leading to an MSc from the University of London. Subsequently I joined the London Deanery's Emergency Medicine training program and gained a wide variety of adult and pediatric Emergency experience in both urban and suburban district hospitals as well as academic centers in London and its suburbs. I also gained exposure to pre-hospital emergency medicine via the Helicopter Emergency Service. My interests include inspiriting ED performance through leadership and strategic collaboration and education. I am an enthusiast of FOAM as well resuscitation, trauma and the expansion of point-of-care ultrasound skills with Emergency Departments. I have been an Advance Trauma Life Support (ATLS) instructor since 2003 and also hold instructor status in UK Resuscitation Council's ALS and APLS.

Dr. Nawfal Aljerian is an associate professor of emergency medicine and emergency medical services, he is the deputy chairman of emergency medicine and the head section of emergency medical services at King Abdulaziz Medical City-National Guard Health Affairs-Riyadh. In addition, he is the chairman of The Professional Council of Physicians at The Saudi Commission for Health Specialties in Saudi Arabia. Dr. Aljerian is a board-certified emergency physician. He earned his medical degree (2005) from king Saudi university – Riyadh. He completed his residency training in emergency medicine in 2010 and his fellowship in emergency medical services 2011 in University of Toronto, Canada. He also holds a master’s degree in medical education from king Saud bin Abdulaziz University for health specialties. He is a member in various prehospital care committees, in KAMC and nationally, His main career focus is on health policy, paramedic education and the regulation of prehospital practice.

Nazir Ahmad

Nazir Ahmad Unit Manager/Senior Charge Nurse Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Emergency Department UAE. Managing one of the biggest Emergency Departments in the UAE at 82 beds. Seeing 120000 patients a year. Completed his Nursing Studies at Airedale College of Healthcare UK, Completed BSc with Honors In Biomedical Science at the University of Bradford, and completed his MSc in Healthcare Administration with Swiss Business school. Has over 20 years of experience in both Critical Care and Emergency Nursing. Is ALS and TNCC Certified Instructor.

Nellie S. Boma MD, MPH, CPHQ, CMQ

Dr. Boma is the Chief Quality Officer for Tawam Hospital. Tawam Hospital, which opened in 1979, is part of the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) network of public hospitals owned by the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi. The 469-bed tertiary care facility is the largest hospital in the United Arab Emirates and serves as a regional referral center for specialized medical care and a national referral center for oncology services. Though it offers services in all specialties, Tawam is best known for its neonatal care, fertility services, emergency medicine, intensive care, oncology services and state-of-the-art cardiac care. A mature, articulate woman who is an extremely knowledgeable and skillful physician and through her advocacy, she possesses a remarkable ability to establish close and productive interpersonal relationship across a wide variety of disciplines and viewpoints, resulting in numerous and significant contributions towards Quality of Care, Access, Efficiency, and Patient Centered Care to patients and community at large. Under her leadership, she has developed and implemented several processes, products & services that transitioned the hospital to top ranked in Abu Dhabi. She is the author of several Transformational Projects many of which have become standard practices in hospitals throughout Abu Dhabi. Dr. Boma is the founder/chairperson of the annual National Women’s Health Conference since 2009. She is currently the co-chair of the Abu Dhabi Trauma System Initiative with many successes. Under her leadership, the First Ever Trauma System Registry outside the USA was implemented across 9 hospitals in the UAE. In 2014 she lead the hospital’s response to Ebola Virus Disease outbreak which became a model of care. Before arriving in the UAE, she was CMO for Ambulatory Health Services, under Health & Hospital Corporation in the New York City. She also served on the faculty of New York Medical College from 1996-2008. Dr. Boma was appointed by Mayor Bloomberg (NYC) as a member of the New York City Department of Consumer’s Affairs in an advisory capacity (2008-2012). Dr. Boma is a holder of several degrees including BA (Political Science), BSN Nursing, MD and MPH-(Master in Public Health). She is a US Board certified in Internal Medicine, CPHQ-(Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality), Patient Safety Certification from Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute and recently obtained CMQ (Certified Medical Quality).

NidalShawish

Dr. Nidal Shawish is a Specialist in Accident and Emergency Medicine. Attained his Jordanian Board Certification in Accident and Emergency Medicine after he finished his Academic Emergency Medicine Residency training Programme from Jordan University Hospital – The University of Jordan in 2012. He holds Special clinical interests in Critical Care Management in the 1st 24 hours, Acute Major Trauma Care, Emergency Cardiology and Clinical Teaching of Emergency Medicine Residents.

Norman Avila

Norman Avila
Trauma Program Manager Al Rahba Hospital

United Arab Emirates

With over (23) years of experience as a registered nurse in various health institutions in the Philippines and abroad. Certified RN from the Philippines, Abu Dhabi, USA (Vermont) and currently is a Certified Emergency Nursing (CEN) from the Board of Certification for Emergency Nurses (BCEN) USA. Experience in the following areas:15 years in the field of Emergency & Trauma Nursing; Combined 5 years in Critical Care Nursing, Surgical Nursing, Pediatrics, Orthopedics and Nursing Education. Currently with vast experience on Trauma System development/ Disaster Preparedness Program/Trauma Program & Trauma Registries Currently stands as the coordinator to the Abu Dhabi Trauma System Initiative (ADTSI) and chairs the Trauma Registry Sub-Committee of the ADTSI

Dr Omar Ghazanfar is a Senior Emergency Medicine Physician trained in England and currently working in Zayed Military Hospital. He has presented extensively both locally and internationally. His special interest is research and trauma and has done fellowship in the UK.

Ozlem Dikme M. D.

Born in 1980 and raised in Izmir, Turkey, Dr. Dikme trained in Emergency Medicine at Dokuz Eylul University in Izmir. She obtained a member of Emergency Medicine Association of Turkey (EMAT) in 2004 after starting EM residency. After completing residency, she obtained a member of Emergency Medicine Association of Turkey Ultrasound Study Group (EMATUS) in 2010, and became an Emergency Ultrasound Instructor. In 2015 and 2016, she served as EMATUS secretary, and then in 2017 she became an EMAT Board Member. Part of emergency medicine service in Koc University hospital since 2014. Speaker and moderator in multiple conferences with special interest in Emergency Ultrasound and Trauma.

Born in 1985 and raised in Toledo, Ohio, Dr. Akpunonu trained in Emergency Medicine at the University of Kansas, Kansas City (2012-15) before completing a subspecialty fellowship in Medical Toxicology at Oregon Health and Science University, and Oregon Poison Center in Portland. Dr. Akpunonu joined the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Kentucky in 2017 where he currently serves as a Medical Toxicologist for the Kentucky Regional Poison Control Center in Louisville and runs an inpatient consultation service at the University of Kentucky, Alfred B Chandler Hospital.

As an emergency physician and toxicologist, Dr. Akpunonu specializes in the recognition, triage, and management of poisonings and holds a deep interest in the areas of novel psychoactive substances of abuse, envenomations and prescribed patterns. Dr. Akpunonu has lectured and presented research at National and International conferences.

Raed Hijazi

Rahim Valani MD, M Med Ed, MBA

Dr. Rahim Valani is staff emergency physician at William Osler Health Centre and St. Joseph Health Centre, Toronto. He is a graduate of the Queen's University and completed his specialist training in Canada, UK, and Australia. He is trained in both adult and pediatric emergency medicine, and completed his Masters in Medical Education from the University of Dundee. Dr. Valani was recognized as a Global Scholar by the Peter A. Silverman Centre for International Health as a Co-Director of the International Pediatric Emergency Medicine Elective and other outreach programs. He has a strong interest in medical education and ED metrics. He is the editor for the recent Essential of pediatric emergency medicine book, with along with being also the co-editor of the Hospital for Sick Children Handbook of Pediatric Trauma, and primary editor for Emergency Pain and Procedural Sedation handbook.

Rasha Buhumaid

Dr Buhumaid is an emergency physician at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and the program director of the emergency medicine residency program. She is the general secretary of the Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine. She completed her residency training in Emergency Medicine at George Washington University, Washington DC and did an Emergency Ultrasound fellowship in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA. She is active in point of care ultrasound education in the Middle East region and taught in numerous regional and international workshops.

Sabrina Berdouk

Sabrina Berdouk is a Consultant Emergency Medicine. She received her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (RCSI). Prior to that Dr. Berdouk, earned a degree in Nursing from McGill University, Montreal, Canada and a Healthcare Management Degree from the University of Montreal, Canada. She completed her residency training, in Emergency Medicine at the University of Toronto and the University of Montreal in Canada. She was actively involved in the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS) and had taken an active role in teaching the Medical Students and residents at the University of Toronto. Dr. Berdouk is also an American Heart Association, BLS, ACLS and PALS instructor. She has given numerous international conference talks, is active in Point of Care ultrasound and has a passion for teaching, medical and nursing education

Said Hachimi-IdrissiMD, PhD, FCCM, FAAP, FACEP

Said Hachimi-IdrissiMD, PhD, FCCM, FAAP, FACEP
Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Ghent, Belgium Professor of Pediatric and Critical Medicine at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel President of the Belgian Society of Emergency and Disaster Medicine Critical Care Department and Cerebral Resuscitation Research Group, Universiteit Ziekenhuis Gent, Belgium

He obtained his Medical Doctor degree with Great Distinction at the University Catholique of Louvain in Brussels, and his Ph.D. degree with dissertation entitled "Experimental and clinical studies on the neurological outcome after cardiopulmonary arrest" at the Free University of Brussels, Belgium in 2002. In addition to special competence in disaster medicine (1994), he obtained board certification in Pediatrics (1994), Emergency Medicine (1995), Neonatal Care Medicine (1997) and Intensive Care Medicine (2005). Prior to becoming Professor in Pediatric and Critical Care Medicine in 2005 first at the Free University Hospital Brussels, and in 2012 in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care at the University of Ghent, Belgium, Professor Hachimi- Idrissi obtained Fellowship at Safar Centre for Resuscitation Research, at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, and has also been active as European Instructor and Course director of Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Life Support. He was also lectured and worked as Assistant Professor at the Free University in Brussels Faculty of Medicine, as well as Director of medico-legal aspects at that institution. He was also Vice President of the Educative Program in the Master for nurses and midwives and the secretary of the Educative Program in the Master for medical Science. In May 2012 moved professor Hachimi-Idrissi to Ghent, where he is Clinical Chief of the Emergency Medicine at the University Hospital of Ghent, also he is professor of Emergency and Critical Medicine at the University of Ghent. Currently he is the president of the Belgian Society of Emergency and Disaster Medicine as well as the Chairman of the Cerebral Resuscitation Research Group and Executive Member of the Pediatric Section of the Eusem. Professor Hachimi-Idrissi has published clinical studies extensively in peer-reviewed international publications, as well as acted as reviewer for different journals of Emergency Medicine. Professor Hachimi- Idrissi is well established on the international lecture circuit as moderator and speaker in numerous international critical and intensive care meetings over the past two decades. Actively involved in therapeutic mild hypothermia research field after different ischemic insult in animal model as well as in clinical setting.

Sajjad Pathan

An MBBS Graduate from the JMF’s ACPM Medical College in Maharashtra, India. Obtained his Membership and Fellowship from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, UK. He’s also a European Board Certified in Emergency Medicine. After graduating in 2003, he was fortunate to be a part of the critical care team at the Breach Candy Hospital Trust, Mumbai until December 2006. In 2007, he moved to the United States, and got his Masters in Health Services Administration. After gaining some EM and Trauma experience in the US, he was relocated to India to advance his career. Later, he worked at the beautiful city of Abu Dhabi at ZMH as an EM Physician for more than 2 years. Currently, he is working at the Luton & Dunstable NHS University Hospital as an EM Specialty Physician. His professional interests are Emergency Ultrasound, Difficult airway management, & medical education. Throughout his emergency medicine shifts, he cherished the challenge to make aggressive, life-changing decisions determining the welfare of my patients during their most frightening times. Like every other EM physicians, he believed that

Salah Al Ghanem

Dr. Alghanem is a Consultant Emergency Medicine at The Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Hospital in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Has Obtained his MD from the University of Ovidius, Faculty of Medicine in the Republic of Romania in 1999. Then has completed his Emergency Training Program and obtained the Saudi Board of Emergency Medicine (2005 ‐ 2009). In 2014 he has obtained his Master's degree in Healthcare Management (MSc HCM) from the Royal College of surgeons in Ireland. Dr. Alghanem is the chairman and member of several important committees and projects, including Trauma Committee, Disaster Committee, Trauma education and research committee and ED improvement committee. He is the Program director of the Emergency Medicine residency Program in the BDF Hospital that is affiliated with the Saudi Emergency Medicine Residency Program and the Saudi Commission for health specialties. He is a Senior Clinical Tutor and Examiner in the Arabian Gulf University (AGU) school of Medicine. He is an American Heart Association (AMA) Regional Training Faculty and Senior Lead instructor for BLS & ACLS. He is also the Director and lead instructor for PHTLS and an ATLS senior instructor. Dr. Alghanem is the Vice President of the Bahrain Association of Emergency Medicine (BAEM) and the Financial Treasurer and Board Member of the Bahrain Medical Society (BMS).

Saleh FaresMD, MPH, FRCPC (EM), FAAEM, FACEP

Salim Rashid Al Masroori

Salim Rashid Al Masroori
Oman medical Specialty Board

Oman

He graduated from Oman medical college in 2014. He joined the Emergency medicine program in Oman medical specialty board after finishing the internship. He is currently in his 4th year into the program and he is the chief resident of the emergency medicine program. He has special interest in medical education.

Sanjay Ayathan

Sanjay Ayathan
Mafraq Hospital

United Arab Emirates

Dr Sanjay Ayathan is a UK trained Emergency Medicine Consultant who until recently was a faculty member and College tutor for Postgraduate training in Emergency Medicine at the Royal Derby University teaching Hospital in UK .

He is a Fellow of the College of Emergency Medicine (FCEM). He is currently based in Abu Dhabi at Mafraq Hospital as a consultant In Emergency Medicine .

His interests lie in Human factors in medicine and the in use of simulation in improving patient safety. He is passionate about quality and performance improvement and m in Emergency Medicine.

He is an ATLS instructor and a life support instructor. His interest and expertise are in simulation training and medical education .

He is a core faculty member in the first Mafraq ER residency programme and is enjoying his instrumental role in the development of the programme.

Sara KazimMD, FRCPC (EM)

Sara KazimMD, FRCPC (EM)
Consultant Emergency Medicine and Toxicology

United Arab Emirates

Dr. Sara Kazim obtained her board from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Emergency Medicine and completed a fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology. Dr. Kazim trained at McGill University from 2007-2014. She is noted to enjoy working within a team and has excellent leadership skills. She collaborates well with her teachers and colleague. Of special interest to her is the passion to teach and learn. She organized a highly rated medical simulation course on different critical toxicological scenarios for emergency medicine residents in Montreal, Canada and in Dubai, UAE. Dr. Kazim was trained and worked in different hospitals in Dubai as well as internationally in Montreal, Calgary and New York. She presented at regional and international conferences. She has several publications in the field of emergency medicine and medical toxicology. Dr. Kazim has recently joined Rashid Hospital in Dubai and is happy to be part of emergency medicine family in the UAE. Enhancing emergency care across the UAE and establishing a poison free environment are among her top priorities in the coming years.

Shafeek Kiblawi

Received his Doctorate of Medicine in 2012 from the American University of Beirut. He is currently in his final year of Residency in Emergency Medicine at the American University of Beirut Medical Center. Shafeek previously worked in EMS as a Paramedic in the United States and has experience in Firefighting and Disaster Medicine.

Shahram Lotfipour

Shahram Lotfipour
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Public Health Director of Global Health and Education Department of Emergency Medicine UC Irvine School of Medicine United States of AMerica

Dr. Shahram Lotfipour is Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine (EM) and Public Health at the University of California (UC), Irvine. He is Director of Global Health and Education in the Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Lotfipour's research focus includes alcohol & drug screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment using a novel hand held computerized model in the UC Irvine Emergency Department and trauma centers in Orange County. He also has a special interest in medical education and mentoring medical students in career advancement and medical student research.

Stephanie Kayden

Stephanie Kayden
Vice Chair, Strategic Partnerships Chief, International Emergency Medicine and Humanitarian Programs Department of Emergency Medicine Brigham and Women's Hospital Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America United States of America

Dr. Kayden is Vice Chair and Chief of the Division of International Emergency Medicine and Humanitarian Programs in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She also serves as the Director of the Lavine Family Humanitarian Studies Initiative at the Humanitarian Academy at Harvard. She is on the editorial board of the Journal of Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness and is editor-in-chief of the book Emergency Department Leadership and Management: Best Principles and Practice. Dr. Kayden has worked to improve emergency medical systems, humanitarian aid and disaster response in more than 40 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.

Sudeshna Byng

Sudeshna Byng
Consultant, Emergency Department Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi Dr Sudeshna Byng has been an ED consultant at Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, since 2014 Previously she worked at the American hospital in Dubai since coming to the UAE in 2013. United Arab Emirates

Dr Sudeshna Byng has been an ED consultant at Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, since 2014. Previously she worked at the American hospital in Dubai since coming to the UAE in 2013.

Prior to coming to UAE, Dr Sudeshna trained in Emergency Medicine in UK. She worked as a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at the Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester where she was the hospital and departmental lead for Trauma and Stroke services.

Dr Sudeshna completed her undergraduate training in Medical College , Kolkata. She continued her further training in UK, initially completing Basic surgical training and then switching to Emergency medicine. She finished her specialist training in Emergency medicine in 2009.

She has special interest in pre-hospital care and management of major trauma. She has a keen interest in motor sports and she was a Trackside doctor at Oulton Park and Anglesey racing circuits.

Dr Sudeshna is very interested in Post graduate medical education. To that end she holds a PGCERT in Medical Education from the Chester University. She was the college tutor at the Chester Hospital. At Mafraq, she is one of the faculty for the Resident training program.

Dr Sudeshna regularly teaches in Life Support courses in UAE.

Of late, Dr Sudeshna has been taking a special interest in Lifestyle Medicine, looking at a more holistic approach towards disease processes and illnesses- especially T2DM, stress, obesity and other conditions prevalent in the 21st century.

Suneel Upadhye is a staff emergency physician and associate clinical professor of emergency medicine and clinical epidemiology/biostatistics at McMaster University. He has been involved with the Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine (BEEM) program since inception (2005). He is the inaugural Regional Emergency Medicine Research Lead for Niagara Health Systems in Ontario Canada. He is also the Chair of the Standards committee for the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP, 2009). His current research interests include clinical practice guidelines in Emergency Medicine, and ED opioid prescribing strategies.

Taj Hassan

Taj Hassan
College Representative - Royal College of Emergency Medicine Member of Council ROYAL COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE United Kingdom

Dr Taj Hassan is a consultant in Emergency Medicine at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and also President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine ( 2016 - 2019). He has previously held posts at NHS Improvement as an Associate Medical Director, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and Director of eLearning at the College. His major interests include Emergency Medicine system design, creating workforce resilience & sustainability through leadership development. He previously led on and helped devise the Invited Service Review programme for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine in the post Mid-Staffs Report era. Internationally, he has been involved in developing leadership training programmes for the International Federation of Emergency Medicine and linking to help support developing countries in their Emergency Medicine system development.

Terrence M. Mulligan DO, MPH, FIFEM, FACEP, FAAEM, FACOEP, FNVSHA is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, an Associate Faculty at the Institute for Global Health, and the Director of the International EM Program. He is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, a Visiting Professor at Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha, China, and a Visiting Professor at Apollo Gleneagles Hospital in Kolkata, India. He has a Masters in Public Health and work towards a Masters in Health Policy, Economics and Law, and has completed subspecialty Fellowships in International Emergency Medicine, in Health Policy and in EM Administration and Management. He is a Board member of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM), of the International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM), and the co-founder and Vice President of the IFEM Foundation. He is also a co-founder and past Board member of the African Federation for Emergency Medicine (AFEM), and a Board member for the American Academy of EM for India (AAEMI). He is the Chair of the AAEM Committee for International Medicine, the past-chair of the ACEP Section for International EM, and the co-founder and Board Member of the International EM Fellowship Consortium. He is the founder and Vice-President of the International Federation for Emergency Medicine Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. He is an Associate Editor and co-founder of the peer-reviewed journal, The African Journal of Emergency Medicine, and is an executive editor of Emergency Physicians International magazine. Dr. Mulligan has initiated and participated in EM and acute care systems development programs in over forty countries. He has delivered over 400 lectures, symposia and educational programs internationally for over twenty local, national and international EM organizations. Dr. Mulligan is the winner of multiple awards in EM education and International EM, including

Thiagarajan Jaiganesh

Wail Ba Madhaf

Wail Ba Madhaf

United Arab Emirates

Yaser Saif

Yaser Saif

United Arab Emirates

Yolla Mallak

Yolla Mallak
Specialist Registrar, Emergency Medicine Rashid Hospital

United Arab Emirates

Working in Rashid Hospital -Trauma Center as Specialist registrar in Emergency Department She studied medicine in Syria - Aleppo university from 1998-2004 and started her residency on February 2005 Got her Syrian Board in Internal Medicine from her country on 2009 and did his residency in Syria in Tishreen Hospital in Damascus and the hospital capacity was 600 beds for all specialties, which was recognized as exam Center for Arabic Board ,and passed her 2 exams during her residency.

She also worked in Saudi Arabia. For 2 years as medical specialist in Al Manaa hospital in Al Khobar from 2009-2011 Currently, she's working in Rashid hospital since 2011 which is one of the largest hospital in Gulf Area as emergency physician Got her first step of European board for emergency medicine and will take clinical exam soon She's a part of toxicology team also in Rashid Hospital which was established since 2015 with active on call duties for 24 hours as toxicologist on call and to provide teaching and learning for emergency residents in toxicology as part of their rotation.

In addition to that, she's teaching also Medical student in Dubai medical school

Born in 1975 and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, Dr. Kazzi trained in Emergency Medicine at Emory University in Atlanta (2000-03) where he served as a chief resident before completing a subspecialty fellowship in Medical Toxicology at Emory University, Georgia Poison Center and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. He is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology. Dr. Kazzi joined the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) between 2005 and 2008 where he served as a Medical Toxicologist for the Regional Poison Control Center in Birmingham and the Alabama Poison Center. Currently, he is an associate professor at the department of Emergency Medicine at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia as well as the director of the International Toxicology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at Emory University. He is also the assistant medical director of the Georgia Poison Center and a medical toxicologist at the Radiation Studies Branch of the National Center for Environmental Health at the CDC where he participates in emergency preparedness and response activities in radiation. As an emergency physician and toxicologist, Dr. Kazzi specializes in the recognition, triage, and management of poisonings and holds a deep interest in the areas of Radiation and International Toxicology. He co-founded and co-chairs the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology Radiation Interest Group since 2009 and chairs the Abstract Review Committee for the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology. In October 2014, he will start his service as a board member of the American College of Medical Toxicology. Dr. Kazzi has extensively lectured at National and International conferences and developed several curricula and training programs in emergency preparedness and response. He is an active and founding board member of the Middle East North Africa Toxicology Association and currently serves as its treasurer. Education BS and MD, American University of Beirut Specialty Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology, Emory University